Car replacer



April 29, 1924. 1,491,823

H. SABROWSKE CAR REPLACER Filed March 20, 1923 Ea. j 41 56 27 Hllllmll l llmu I l l lll. t 4

Zhmculm f1 Sabrowake Patented Apr. 29, 1924.

HERMAN SABROWSKE, F ELYRIA, OHIO.

CAR REPLAGER.

Application filed March 20, 1923. Serial No. 626,302.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HERMAN SABROWSKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elyria, in the countyof Lorain and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car Replacers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to car replacers, and has for its principal object to provide car replacers of such construction that the inside and outside derailed wheels of acar will be gradually elevated and guided smoothly upon the rails thereby necessitating but a minimum of power appliedto the car and eliminating the usual jolting thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide car replacers of simple and practical construction, which are easily and securely fixed to the sides of the rails at a desired position for efliciently guiding the derailed wheels of a car upon the rails.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention will be hereinafter fully described as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and the novel features. thereof willbe distinctly pointed out in the append, ed claims.

In the drawings similar characters of reference are used todesignate corresponding parts.

Figure 1 is a plan view of car replacers constructed in accordance with my invention and applied to the rails of a track.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the inside car replacer.

"Fig. 3 is a similar view of the outside car replacer.

Fig. 1 is an end view of Fig. 2,

Fig; 5 is an end view of Fig. 3, and

Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating the means for securing the car replacer to the rail. I

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the replacer for applying to the inside of a rail 2, and 3 the replacer for applying-to the outside of the rail 4:. Said rails rest upon and are fixed to the cross-ties indicated by 5. The inside replacer 1 consists of an elongatedbody having a base 6 adapted to rest upon a pair of the cross-ties 5, and said base is cut off or inclined at? to fit over and rest upon the upper side of the base of the rail. Said elongated body has inclined upper surfaces 8 and 9 extendingv gradually upwardly from each end thereof to its transverse center and highest point 10. The inner sideof the body 1 is out down to "provide a longitudinal stri .11 which is provided with end facing lugs 12 and 13 adapted toengage the web of the rail, and from the upper surface 1 1 of said strip to the highest point of said body and rounding into the inclined surfaces 8 and 9 thereof, the surface is convex as indicated at 15. The body 1 is of greater width at each end and decreases from the outer side thereof toward its transverse center which is curved longitudinally at as 16, and formed inte grally upon the top edge of said outer sides is a guard flange 17. Formed integrally with the topside of thebody 1 and located adjacent the strip 11, are upstanding tread receiving ribs 18 and 19, which extend from the ends of said body, conform to the gradually upwardly inclined surfaces 8 and 9, and curve downwardly at 20 and 21' until they merge into said body short ofits transverse center. The top surfaces of the ribs 18 and 19, indicated by 22 and 23 respectively, are adapted to receive the tread of a car wheel and thus relieve the flange thereof of supporting the weight.

The outside replacer 3 consists of an elongated body f greater width at its. ends than at its transverse center, and having a base 24: for resting upon the cross-ties 5, which base is inclined at 25' for resting upon the top side of the base of the rail. The elongated body of this replacer has gradually upwardly inclined upper surfaces. 26 and 27 extending from each end thereof and round ing into a horizontal ledge 28, which is adapted t engage the side of the head of the rail. Facing lugs 29 and 30 are provided at the inner side of theledge 28 and at the ends thereof for engaging the web of the rail, Formed integrally with thel-upper surfaces 26 and 27 andthe ledge '28 of the body of the outer replacer 3, is raised centralportion 31 which is curved gradually from each end from said surfacesto its highest point 32, and the inner side thereof is convex at 33 and rounds into said ledge at 34,. The inner side of the raised central portion 31 is depressed or concave at its center down to the ledge 28 as at 35. A

' its upper surfaces, indicated by 37 gradually curve from the ends into the top sur faceof the raised central portion 31. Said upper surfaces of the guard flanges are adapted t receive the tread of a car Wheel.

It will be understood that each ofthe elongated bodies of the car replacers and 3 may be hollowed out and provided with suitable ribs as shownat 38Vto make them light and at the same time of sufficient strength to carry great weightto'whichsuch devices are'subjected. Each car'replacer is easily andquickly 'secured to a railuby the following described'meansf .I

Anopening as39-'s provided in the outer side of the bodyof the carcreplacer for receivingthe sleeve end 40 of anut 41 formed integrally with a hand-wheel 42, whichn'ut is mounted upon an elevated threaded shank 43 of a member 44: terminating in a hook 45 for engaging the flange-of the rail. The member 4a is inclined downwardly from said shank at 46, and then upwardly to the hook 45' at 47, so as to clear the'base of the rail when the nut 41 is being turned np to draw the car replacer to-the rail.

' In'pr'actice, the car replacers are arranged along and attached to the rails in any suitable position for receiving the derailed wheels'of a car. Assuming that the car is being pulled to the left, the flangeof'one wheel willtravel upon the inclined surface 8 of the inside replacer'l, and the tread thereof will soon, if not at once, travel upon the top surface '22 of the rib 8," and as it leaves the end 20 thereof, theflange of the surface 35 and then the ledge 28, and pass over the rail 4 until the tread of the'car wheel rests uponthe same;v

Although the'car replacers illustrated and described will accomplish the purpose for which they are intended, it will be understood that slight modifications in thedesign may be made'within the scope of the claims. Having fully described my invention, what I claim is: w

1; In a car replacer, an-elongated body, the body having upwardly inclined surfaces extending from each end thereof, a guard flange projecting upwardly from said inclined surfaces of the body at the outer side thereof and inclined inwardly from theends I of thebody, a longitudinal strip at the. inner side of the body adapted to'eng'age the web i V 'tially as described. wheel Wlll engage the convex surface 15 and of the rail, the body having a convex surface extending from the longitudinal strip to'its inclined surfaces, tread receiving ribs standing upwardly from said inclined surfacesofthe bodyv adjacent said longitudinal strip and extending from the ends of the -bo dy, and the tread receiving ribs terminat adapted to engage the web of a 'rail,the body having a*'raised elongated central portion projecting fromthe inclined surfaces thereof and'being adjacent said ledge, the side of said raised central portion next to the ledge being convex and rounding thereinto,'the ends of the raised central portion being convexand rounding into said inclined surfaces of the body, said raised central portionbeing conc'aveat its center on the side adjacent said ledge,tread receiving flanges'projecting upwardly from said inclinedsurfaces' of'the body at the outer'side thereof and inclined vinwardly and upwardly from the ends of the body, andsaid tread receiving'flanges merging into SZLlClTELlSBd central portion, substan- 3'. In a car replacer, an'inside elongated body and an outside elongated body, each body having upwardly inclined surfaces extending fromthe ends thereof, a guard flange projecting upwardly from the inclined surfaces of the inside body at the outer side thereof 'and'inclined inwardly from the ends of the body, a longitudinal strip at theinner side of theinside body adapted to engage the web of a rail, the inside body having a convex surface extendingfrom the longitudinal strip to its inclined surfaces, tread receiving ribs standing upwardly from said inclined'surfaces of the inside'body adjacent said longitudinal strip and extending from the ends of the'inside body, the tread receiving ribs terminating short of the transverse center of the inside body and being curved downwardly and merging into said convex surface of the inside body, the outsidebody having a horizontal'ledge, the upwardlyiir 'clined surfaces of the outside body rounding into said ledge, the inner sideof said ledge being adapted to engage the head of a rail,

the outer body having a raised elongated central portion upwardly-from the inclined surfaces thereof and being adjacent said ledge, the-side of s'aidraised central portion next to the ledge being convex and rounding thereinto, the ends of the raised central porat the outer side thereof and inclined intion being convex and rounding into said in- Wardly and upwardly from the ends of said clined surfaces of the outer body, said raised body, and said tread receiving flanges mergto central portion being concave at its center ing into said raised central portion, substan- 5 on the side adjacent the horizontal ledge, tlally as d s ri ed.

tread receiving flanges projecting upwardly In testimony whereof I affix my signature; from said inclined surfaces of the outer body HERMAN SABROWSKE. 

